Financial Services· Financial - Capital Markets· US
Latest observed price
$47.85
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Market closed · NYSE
Status checked Oct 25, 2026, 12:35 AM · America/New_York
Observed Sep 21, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC · Last available price
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) stock forecast and scoring
Review the dated model forecast and five-factor Scorecard for JEF. Each has its own availability and reference date; a score is a relative comparison, not a price prediction.
12M forecast summary
Target date · Sep 21, 2027
Lower Estimate (P10)
$28.57
-40.3%
Median Estimate (P50)
$55.24
+15.4% from starting price
Upper Estimate (P90)
$85.09
+77.8%
$28.57Median $55.24$85.09
Median Estimate
$55.24
Starting price
$47.85
Change from starting price
+15.4%
Target date
Sep 21, 2027
Data through
Sep 21, 2026
The estimate uses its dated starting price. It does not predict returns from today’s quote.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. operates as a diversified global financial services firm, primarily focused on investment banking, capital markets, and asset management. Its extensive operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company organizes its activities into distinct segments: Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management, Merchant Banking, and Corporate. Jefferies delivers a comprehensive suite of investment banking services, offering strategic advisory for mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations, and private capital transactions. This also includes underwriting for both equity and debt issuances, as well as corporate lending. Beyond advisory and underwriting, the firm provides financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage solutions. It further supports clients with equities research, financing, and wealth management services. In its capital markets segment, Jefferies engages in the sales and trading of a wide array of fixed-income products. This encompasses investment-grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, leveraged and consumer loans, high-yield and distressed debt, and emerging markets debt. The firm also deals in interest rate and credit derivative products, performs foreign exchange trade execution, and offers securitization services. Within asset management, Jefferies is involved in the management, investment, and servicing of diverse alternative asset management platforms, covering numerous investment strategies and asset classes. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation until it officially changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018.
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Scoring · Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) stock scorecard
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Sector · Sector averages available for 0 of 5 dimensions. Sector Avg.
How its valuation measures compare with the group.
Quality
Plus or Pro
How its profitability and operating quality compare.
Safety
15.0
0255075100
Very Weak
How its price swings, distance from a recent high, cash flow and profitability compare.
Momentum
33.4
0255075100
Weak
How its recent price-trend measures compare.
Company snapshotDescriptive peer comparisonScore date: Sep 22, 2026Historical snapshot
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Latest update · 2026-09-21
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Revenue · trailing 12 months
$12.14B
2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Net income · trailing 12 months
$898.2M
2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Free cash flow · trailing 12 months
$1.78B
2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Consolidated debt
$36.93B
At 2026-05-31
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Research data through 2026-09-21
Update published 2026-09-22
Currency: USD
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